# Dagger vs Semaphore

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Semaphore

| Attribute | Dagger | Semaphore |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54 (68% (medium)) | 68.4 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 17 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 16,202 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that replaces shell scripts and YAML configurations with code-based pipelines. Runs identically on local machines and in CI/cloud environments, with built-in observability through OpenTelemetry traces and automatic content-addressed caching. | An all-in-one continuous integration and delivery system that enables teams to automate testing and deployment workflows. It supports containerized and cloud-native architectures and can be deployed as a managed cloud service or self-hosted. |
| features.capabilities | `{"caching":true,"hosting":"both","marketplace":true,"yaml_pipelines":false,"container_native":true,"secrets_management":true,"deploy_environments":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` | `{"matrix_builds":true,"yaml_pipelines":true,"container_native":true,"self_hosted_runners":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"GitLab CI/CD"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Terragrunt"},{"name":"Istio"},{"name":"Jaeger"},{"name":"Honeycomb"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"}]` | `[{"name":"Flowdock"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Pipeline visualization","Dagger Cloud access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pipeline visualization for individual developers, hobbyists, students, and open-source projects","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$50/month flat rate for up to 10 users","features":["Up to 10 users","Centralized control plane","Pipeline telemetry","Cache distribution","CI insights"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Centralized control plane for team collaboration and CI integration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"up to 10"}}],"summary":"Free for individuals with 2-week trial. Teams: $50/month (up to 10 users).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dagger.io/blog/new-dagger-cloud-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:10:48.087Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Compute - Ubuntu ARM","summary":"$0.003–$0.012/min depending on vCPU","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.003,"currency":"USD","specification":"2vCPU"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.006,"currency":"USD","specification":"4vCPU"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.012,"currency":"USD","specification":"8vCPU"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"20 by default"}},{"free":false,"name":"Compute - Ubuntu x64","summary":"$0.0075–$0.015/min depending on vCPU","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0075,"currency":"USD","specification":"2vCPU"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.015,"currency":"USD","specification":"4vCPU"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"20 by default"}},{"free":false,"name":"Compute - MacOS","summary":"$0.09/min","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.09,"currency":"USD","specification":"4vCPU"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"20 by default"}},{"free":false,"name":"Compute - Self-Hosted","summary":"$0.0025/min","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0025,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"concurrent_jobs":"contact for limits"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Dedicated Cache Server","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":400,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Private Docker Registry","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":400,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - Basic","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - Priority Response","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - SLA Standard","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Support - SLA Premium","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":750,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Visibility","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":125,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Performance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":300,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Scale","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Success - Alliance","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Engineering Access","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":900,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":1250,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":2000,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Pay-per-minute metered compute: $0.0025/min (self-hosted) to $0.09/min (MacOS). Includes 20 concurrent jobs, $15/month free credits, 9.6 GB cache, and free support. Optional modular support and success services.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://semaphore.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T20:21:00.253Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.0025,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:45:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/typescript/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:46:59Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/typescript/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/rust/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:48:10Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/rust/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/python/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:47:30Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/python/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/php/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:47:11Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/php/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/go/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:47:12Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/go/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/elixir/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:48:05Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/elixir/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/helm/chart/v0.21.9","date":"2026-08-26T13:46:56Z","type":"stable","version":"helm/chart/v0.21.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:07:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/typescript/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:08:26Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/typescript/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/rust/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:09:29Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/rust/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/python/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:08:52Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/python/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/php/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:08:36Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/php/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/go/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:08:36Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/go/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/elixir/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:09:23Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/elixir/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/helm/chart/v0.21.8","date":"2026-07-29T17:08:20Z","type":"stable","version":"helm/chart/v0.21.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/v0.21.7","date":"2026-06-17T17:42:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/typescript/v0.21.7","date":"2026-06-17T17:50:04Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/typescript/v0.21.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/rust/v0.21.7","date":"2026-06-17T17:52:02Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/rust/v0.21.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/dagger/dagger/releases/tag/sdk/python/v0.21.7","date":"2026-06-17T17:50:25Z","type":"stable","version":"sdk/python/v0.21.7"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.6 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fdagger%2Fdagger&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (CI/CD Tools)

| Capability | Dagger | Semaphore |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | - |
| Self-hosted runners | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Config-as-code pipelines | ✗ | ✓ |
| Matrix / parallel builds | - | ✓ |
| **Build** |  |  |
| Container-native builds | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Build caching | ✓ | - |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Secrets management | ✓ | - |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Deployment environments & approvals | ✓ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Reusable actions / marketplace | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:34:48.345Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*